Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of the Pain Service?
If so, this maybe the right job for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two highly motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced individuals to join this new Acute Pain Management team. The individuals will primarily be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site, however cross site cover may be required on occasions. The Acute Pain Team offer a 5-day visiting service from 8am to 4pm on weekdays.
The post holder will work autonomously and with the wider multi-disciplinary team to help deliver an expert inpatient specialist service for those patients needing acute/chronic pain assessment and intervention. As a nursing expert the post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the pain management service, providing advice, education and support to staff, patients their families and carers.
The post holder will need to have Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
If this sounds like the ideal next step in your nursing career, apply now because we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
*Provide specialist nursing advice to patients referred for specialist intervention, care and support within the services, being a point of contact for assessment, information and advice for the patient, family and carers
*In liaison with others support the development of staff caring for patients through support, formal education, practice development and role modelling
*To teach and act as a facilitator and supervisor to other staff
*As a Specialist Nurse you will practice under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Team / Service Leader
*In conjunction with other relevant clinical staff, you will assist with clinical development in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance
*Use a range of techniques to ensure and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to continually improve standards of care and patient experience
Please see attached JD for full description.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
- *Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in pain management or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6
Experience
Essential
- *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- *Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for acute pain/ pain management.
- *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- *Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- *Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
- *Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- *Demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the NMC
Desirable
- *Experience in service development
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
- *Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
- *Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
- *Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in pain management or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6
Experience
Essential
- *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- *Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for acute pain/ pain management.
- *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- *Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- *Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
- *Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- *Demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the NMC
Desirable
- *Experience in service development
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
- *Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
- *Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
